Bachman-Turner Overdrive

This four-man band from Vancouver may be short on flamboyance, but producer-guitarist
Randy Bachman (formerly a mainstay of the Guess Who) has a sure sense of dynamics and
tone. He brought B.T.O. from nowhere nine months ago with a pair of singles ("Blue Collar"
and "Let It Ride") and two good-selling albums, while everyone followed flashier stars.
Guitar sounds dominate their albums, as they reverberate meanly and crash thro... More >

Here's what those of us who once kind of liked the Guess Who always hoped they'd become, and if that sounds dumb to the rest of you, you're missing something. This may be crude as a ploughboy, but Randy Bachman has always had a way with the catchy riff, and Turner, I suppose, provides the overdrive. (Grade: B+)